Sono toki watashi wa taihen hidoku tsukarete ite tashika kaze to kusaho to no soko ni taorete ita noda to omoimasu.

Sono akikaze no kontou no naka de watashi wa watashi no suzuiro no kageboushi ni zuibun baka teinei na wakare no aisatsu o yatte imashita.

Soshite tada hitori kurai kokemomo no shikimono o funde tsera kougen o aruite ikimashita.

Kokemomo ni wa akai mi mo tsuite ita no desu.

Shiroi sora ga kougen no ue ippai ni hatte kaorinsan no jiki yori motto tsumetaku shiroi no deshita.

Kihaku na kuuki ga minmin natte imashita ga sore wa tabun wa hakujiki no kumo no mukou o sabishiku watatta nichirin ga mou kougen no nishi o kagiru kuroi togetoge no sanryou no mukou ni ochite hakumei ga kita tame ni sonna ni kishinde ita no darou to omoimasu.

Watashi wa sakana no you ni aegi nagara nanben mo atari o mimawashimashita.

Tada hitokake no tori mo izu, doko ni mo yasashii kedamono no kasuka na kehai sae nakatta no desu.

(watashi wa zentai nani o tazunete konna kiken no ue no hou, kinkin itamu kuuki no naka o aruite iru no ka.)

Watashi wa hitori de jibun ni tazunemashita.

Kokemomo ga itsuka nakunatte jimen wa kawaita haiiro no koke de ooware tokorodokoro ni wa akai koke no hana mo saite imashita. Keredo mo sore wa iyoiyo tsumetai kougen no hitsuu o masu bakari deshita.

Soshite itsuka hakumei wa tasogare ni irikawarare, koke no hana mo akaguroku mie nishi no sanryou no ue no sora bakari kasuka ni kiiro ni nigorimashita.

Sono toki watashi wa haruka no mukou ni masshiro na mizuumi o mita no desu.

(mizu de wa naizo, mata sou da ya nanika no kesshou dazo. Ima no uchi hidoku yorokonde damasareta toki chikara o otoshicha ikanaizo.) watashi wa jibun de jibun ni iimashita.

Sore de mo yappari watashi wa isogimashita.

Mizuumi wa dandan chikaku hikatte kimashita. Mamonaku watashi wa masshiro na sekiei no suna to sono mukou ni oto naku tataeru hontou no mizu to o mimashita.

Suna ga kishikishi narimashita. Watashi wa sore o hitotsumami totte sora no bikou ni shirabemashita. Sukitooru fukuroku housui no tsubu datta no desu.

(sekiei anzangan ka ryuumongan kara kita.)

Watashi wa tsubuyaku you ni mata kangaeru you ni shinagara mizugiwa ni tachimashita.

(koitsu wa kareikyaku no mizu da. Koori soutou kan nano da.) watashi wa moichido kokoro no nakade tsubuyakimashita.

Mattaku watashi no tenohira wa mizu no naka de aojiroku rinkou o dashite imashita.

Atari ga niwaka ni kiin to nari,

(kaze dayo, kusa no ho dayo. Gougougougou.) konna kotoba Ga watashi no atama no naka de narimashita. Makkura deshita. Makkura de sukoshi usuakakatta no desu.

Watashi wa mata me o hirakimashita.

Itsunomani ka sukkari yoru ni natte sora wa marude sukitootte imashita. Suteki ni yaki o kakerarete yoku migakareta koutetsusei no ten no nohara ni ginga no mizu wa oto naku nagare, kougyoku no kojari mo hikari kishi no suna mo １tsubuzutsu kazoerareta no desu.

Mata sono kikyou iro no tsumetai tenban ni wa kongouseki no hekikai hen ya aohougyoku no togatta tsubu ya arui wa marude kemuri no kusa no tane hodo no kizuishou no kakera made goku seikou no pinsetto de kichin to hiroware kirei ni chiribamerare sore wa meimei katte ni kokyuu shi katte ni puripuri furuemashita.

Watashi wa mata ashimoto no suna o mimashitara sono sunatsubu no naka ni mo kiiro ya ao ya chiisana hi ga chirachira matataite iru no deshita. Osoraku wa sono tsera kougen no kareikyaku kohan mo ten no ginga no ichibu to omowaremashita.

Keredo mo kono toki wa hayaku mo kougen no yo wa akeru rashikatta no desu.

Sore wa kuuki no naka ni nanikashira sorazorashii garasu no bunshi no you na mono ga ukande kita no de mo wakarimashita ga daiichi higashi no kokonotsu no chiisana aoi hoshi de kakomareta sora no sensui no you na mono ga taihen hikari ga yowaku nari soko no sora wa hayaku mo kousei kara tengaseki no ita ni kawatte ita koto kara jitsu ni akiraka datta no desu.

Sono tsumetai kikyouiro no sokobikari suru kuukan o hitori no ten ga kakete iruno o watashi wa mimashita.

(toutou magirekonda, hito no sekai no tsera kougen no kuukan kara ten no kuukan e futto magirekonda noda.) watashi wa mune o Odorase nagara kou omoimashita.

Tennin wa massugu ni kakete iru no deshita.

(isshun 100 yujun o tonde iru zo. Keredo mo miro, sukoshi mo ugoite inai. Sukoshi mo ugokazu ni utsurazu ni kawarazu ni tashika ni isshun 100 yujun zutsu kakete iru. Jitsu ni umai.) watashi wa kakuu tsubuyaku you ni kangaemashita.

Tennin no koromo wa kemuri no you ni usuku sono youraku wa maisou no tenban kara kasukana hikari o ukemashita.

(hahaa, koko wa kuuki no kihaku ga hotondo shinkuu ni hitoshii no da. Dakara ano sensai na koromo no hida o chiratto midasu kaze mo nai.) watashi wa mata omoimashita.

Tennin wa kon iro no hitomi o ookiku hatte matataki hitotsu shimasen deshita. Sono kuchibiru wa kasuka ni warai massugu ni massugu ni kakete imashita. Keredo mo sukoshi mo ugokazu utsurazu mata kawarimasen deshita.

(koko de wa arayuru nozomi ga minna kiyomerarete iru. Negai no kazu wa mina shizumerarete iru. Juuryoku wa tagai ni uchikesare tsumetai marumero No nioi ga fudou suru bakari da. Dakara ano ten'i no himo mo namidatazu mata enchoku ni tarenai no da.)

Keredo mo sono toki sora wa tengaseki kara ayashii budou menou no ita ni kawari sono tennin no kakeru sugata o mou watashi wa mimasendeshita.

(yappari tsera no kougen da. Hon no ichiji no magirekomi nado wa kekkyoku ate ni naranai no da.) kou watashi wa jibun de jibun ni oshieru you ni shimashita. Keredo mo dou mo okashii koto wa ano tenban no tsumetai marumero ni nita kaori ga mada sonohen ni tadayotte iru no deshita. Soshite watashi wa mata chiratto sakki no ayashii ten no sekai no kuukan o yume no you ni kanjita no desu.

(koitsu wa yappari okashii zo. Ten no kuukan wa watashi no kankaku no sugu tonari ni irurashii. Michi o aruite ougon'iro no unmo no kakera ga dandan takusan dete kureba dandan kakougan ni chikaduitana to omou no da. Hon no magure atari de mo anmari tabitabi ni naru to toutou sore ga honto ni naru. Kitto watashi wa mou ichido kono kougen de ten no sekai o kanzuru koto ga dekiru.) watashi wa hitori de kakuu omoi nagara sonomama tatte orimashita.

Soshite sora kara hitomi o kougen ni tenjimashita. Mattaku suna wa mou masshiro ni miete imashita. Mizuumi wa rokushou yori mo motto furubi sono aosa wa watashi no shinzou made tsumetaku shimashita.

Futo watashi wa watashi no mae ni sannin no ten no kodomora o mimashita. Sore wa mina shimo o otta you na usumono o tsuke sukitooru kutsu o haki watashi no mae no mizugiwa ni tatte shikiri ni higashi no sora o nozomi taiyou no noboru no o matte iru you deshita. Sono higashi no sora wa mou shiroku moete imashita. Watashi wa ten no kodomora no hida no tsukeyou kara sono gandaara keitou nano o shirimashita. Mata sono tashika ni koutanji no haishi kara hakkutsu sareta hekiga no naka no sannin na koto o shirimashita. Watashi wa shizuka ni socchi e susumi odorokasanai you ni goku koe hikuku aisatsu shimashita.

" Ohayou, koutantaiji no hekiga no naka no kodomosan tachi."

Sannin issho ni kocchi o mukimashita. Sono youraku no kagayaki to kuroi ikameshii hitomi.

Watashi wa susumi nagara mata iimashita.

" Ohayou. Koutandaiji no hekiga no naka no kodomosan tachi."

"Omae wa dare dai."

Migi haji no kodomo ga massugu ni matataki mo naku watashi o mite tazunemashita.

"Watashi wa koutandaiji o suna no naka kara horidashita Aoki Akira to iu mono desu."

"Nani shi ni kitan dai." Sukoshi no kaoiro mo ugokasazu jitto watashi no hitomi o minagara sono ko wa mata kou iimashita.

"Anatatachi to issho ni ohisama o ogamitai to omotte desu."

"Sou desu ka. Moujiki desu." Sannin wa mukou o mukimashita. Youraku wa ki ya daidai ya midori no hari no you na mijikai hikari oi, usumono wa niji no you ni hirugaerimashita.

Soshite hayaku mo sono moetatta shirokane no sora, mizuumi no mukou no uguisu iro no hara no hate kara toketa you na mono, namamekashii mono, furubita ougon, hansharo no naka no shu, hitokire no hikaru mono ga arawaremashita.

Ten no kodomora wa massugu ni tatte socchi e gasshou shimashita.

Sore wa taiyou deshita. Ogosoka ni sono ayashii marui toketa you na karada o yusuri mamonaku tadashiku sora ni nobotta ten no sekai no taiyou deshita. Hikari wa hari ya taba ni natte sosogi sokora ichimen kachikachi narimashita.

Ten no kodomora wa muchuu ni natte haneagari massao na jakujou in no mizuumi no kishikeisha no ue o kakemawarimashita. Soshite ikinari watashi ni Buttsukari bikkuri shite tobinoki nagara hitori ga sora o sashite sakebimashita.

" Goran, sora, indora no ami o."

Watashi wa sora o mimashita. Ima wa sukkari aozora ni kawatta sono tenchou kara shihou no aojiroi tenmatsu made ichimen harareta indora no supekutoru sei no ami, sono sen'i wa kumo no yori hosoku, sono soshiki wa kinshi yori chimitsu ni, toumei seichou de ougon de mata aoku ikuoku tagai ni kousaku shi hikatte furuete moemashita.

" Goran, sora, kaze no taiko." mo hitori ga buttsukatte awatete nige nagara kou iimashita. Hontou ni sora no tokorodokoro mainasu no taiyou to mo iu you ni kuraku ai ya ougon ya midori ya hai iro ni hikari sora kara ochikonda you ni nari dare mo tatakanai no ni chikara ippai natte iru, hyakusen no sono ten no taiko wa natte inagara sore de sukoshi mo natte inakatta no desu. Watashi wa sore o anmari nagaku mite me mo kuraku nari yoroyoro shimashita.

" Goran, ao kujaku o." Sakki no migihaji no kodomo ga watashi to ikisugiru toki shizuka ni kou iimashita. Makoto ni sora no indora no ami no mukou, kazu shirazu nariwataru tenko no kanata ni sora ippai no fushigi na ookina aoi kujaku ga housekisei no obane o hiroge kasuka ni kuukuu nakimashita. Sono kujaku wa tashika ni sora ni wa orimashita. Keredo mo sukoshi mo mienakatta no desu. Tashika ni naite orimashita. Keredo mo sukoshi mo kikoe nakatta no desu.

Soshite watashi wa hontou ni mou sono sannin no ten no kodomora o mimasen deshita.

Kaette watashi wa kusabo to kaze no naka ni shiroku taorete iru watashi no katachi o bon'yari omoi dashimashita.

(2007-6-9)